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vol.1 t h * - ' numb wilmington centinel and general advertiser \ ' â€¢ ; 1 wednesday december 3 1788 if tfce kb rtivt of america ijere the deftined immolation for . hn*-#jnr t-f ambition ralfal kftht philadelphia convention *Â«â– * me state of north-carÂ«iit a with a fatracity p caliar to mfttf Â§*Â»*!, f difcovmd ttftftÂ«lli fchejn ; evert then gen tkÂ«mrn i fey tw anoptiflft jitf the conftkucioo would have been your 4fcrty confident with every idea of true policy this will appear in a aaoukt t from the Â£ jwriority of the union from tl*ec orf.-r pro^rcfe of our fewra purfuits from the certainty of our fi kin in every ti4>ote4 which particulars 1 hare at ready ciearly demon ft rarec there can no p^fltble anfwer be f>iw to this un left you meant to fojebr v rmrtyrdo/n for yoar taefe i and ther you woÂ«ld hot have had the honour to have been tie fi.1 that had died for the caafe of ignorance upon your own principles gentbmpn y mua adm t u to r hg th neeeflary pel.cy of cqhtgcafs when put in motion to ffop th mouths of thefe who h^d fo eÂ»f|y difcovcrod thtir ammwus views and proclaimed their wickednefs to the world thereby implying an invitation to all who mipbtvw a furftcuncy of penetrutcn to fee Â«â€¢ yo a\4 % t combine againft thciu if you will al.owthcm confiftemy you adqÂ»it uÂ«8 on the other hand if yo had adopttd th conftitution you hjpuld have had the faireft profpja in * constitutional way of opening the eyes of your infatuated brethren in he other fiates and of expofing the wickedncb of the philadelphia convention strength of xeafening as welt us tloqucttoe is generally united with that wonderi'ui forewft r>d fagacity of which you have given the worm an anparatfcktf fpecrmeu ax>d our exirtencs m a ftate would have been in as good a tituation as the rii ; he fides as there wenra nontber oi ftates who wiflied for amend ments fnuiiar it f.eÂ«ns to thofe yÂ«*i defired die amendmenu of the mod powerm aau i bfiitsve yem fubftirutrd in theyoli witt might you notbave d e vhen united with theftrfl late in political fentiments when to their aktliric of which 1 your fubftiturion is a virtoal cltfk)wjedgment you h*d your fd by ret ail y a few of white's patent mill faws improved fair rum molaflcs conrfv cloths and linens men's women's and boy's hats men's and women's ihoet faddles and faddlery carpen ter's tools iron tea kettlt cotto'i cards fetts of brcakfaft chi na and one fetot very neat prates difhes tureens sec edged 1 with blue ftone bottles and juggs with many other article ' ' mr burgwin once more . and for the laft time requefts all persons indebted to h m or to charles jewkes it co to make immediate payment to him j or to fettle their arrearage by mm obligations : other wife he will be under the difagrcabie neceffity of putting their bonds notes and accounts in foit without further notice (^ he willfeu all his lands in bladcn and cumberland counties at private fale and receive produce in payment on ftjcb credit as may be agreed on wilmington oflober xi j % an excellent g u i t t a r for s ale enquire of the printcri for the c e n t i n e u to the members who compofcd the majority in the late convention gentlemen Â« rt^herf are certain primary trot 1 *, or 6rft principle i fays an eleg mt ana er.liehteiv writer * ** u^mwktoh all fubfcquenc reafonings muftop-id which contain Â«*Â« inter nal evidence and antecedent to ai r flexion on cn^ibinatiortj crmra^nd the aff nt of the mind : where fc p'ovuces not thi efv , it mod p v-ceort elser from feme deleft in the organs of p option i : r rh i fl lence oi fime ftrong intereft er paf fion â€” i ':â€¢' ' a tr vfit n iiluftratin the foregoing enuirÂ»ra s a num r axon.s and then proceeds to m sti n -. e n tt^ics anil pol ticks as neecflary u dircft ills f*meq-->?rt t aforiojrj la imitation of the abeve manly procedure i will lay donrffc the t v.lwirp p fÂ«cal axiom as it irequeuciy p cf-nts itfelf ibr prsv n .:'.- int!Â»e lftt f the abov â€¢ ftience and pe^fv.ps in the formtr ;' at i u man rffvir maybe fo combined or circumftanced that :>. which it a defeft in the cr^ans of perception or the predominancy of intrrrft or paflicn vihich prcvenu the iffcnt of the mind to primary truths '. foutthly and laaly throw out a few reflections which may arife from a conideration of the fore going particulars yos fee gentlemen the plan you will fleafe attend for your own faktt t^ej r.grefsef its completion astotlwrirtt poinu t e jreat fupetiority of the ten flates who had entered the union piior to the iflue of your ccnventi en is a consideration alone fufficient to enable me to come up to my declaration under the fi ft p int ; every other confi deration ik derived from this and is immediately or finally under its go vernment a gocdly number of thofa ftatct are greatly fupc rior to north-carolina icparately confide ed what fuperior energy and dcciiion muft then attend their federal exertions ? again the federal operations diffufing themfelves fo extenfively and minutely through all the internal trarfaftion ct tl eftatec in a united capacity and alfo through that reciprocal inter courfe which muft nau rally exilt among them as feparate and independent dates ; to that jarring in eiefts and claming pur fuits with refpeft to us will nectflarily enfue j in all which cafes the probability of our afcendancy is as but one to ten j thi you fee is admitriog matters as much to my disadvantage or to your advantage as they can peflibly bear from whence it may very clearly beinfered that the examples of our imbe eility and infignificance would be in proportion as the im â€¢ port^nce of the union exceeded us i be subjcriber has for s a l e two saw-mills on blum's creek within three quar ters of a mile or fayettc ville the mills are new and in excellent order and on a never-failing dream a h s o about 2000 acres of well-timbered land contiguous to the mills and fe ver al acres of rice and meadow ground cafh negroes produce or goods will be received in payment for terms pleafc apply to mr jo fhua potts wilmington mr alex ander mclver at fayettc ville or the fubferiber in chatham county james paterson , ndv 12 1788 34â€”3 wanted immediately about 7000 dollars in picrce's final settlements for which good indigo will be given apply to lewis dupre brunfwick county or cornelius dupre sept 15 little river bowen & howard have for sale at their office near the marker 1 writing paper by the ream or fingle quire blank account books the chorifter's companion contain ing the neceffary rules of pfalmody a choice collection of pfalm tunes hymns and anthems alfo the american singing-book contain ing the rules of pfalmody and a large number of excellent pfalm tiines wrapping paper paftc board for bonncti # sealing wax ink-powder ink-stands and blanks of all kindi when power is at command and intereft in view what will not be attempted ?â€” here lee experience whifper â€” ltt the re cords of time come forth 1 he power of the union cannot be difputed and that we are an inte citing objett is not a wild ftip pofition as yourf-.lvci gentlemen in the convention appeared to be pofllfled ot very exalted ideas of our importance and that the primary objeft of the union comprehend vely fpeaking is greatnefc or national importance are portions gentlemen you dare not deny ; does it net then follow that t hatever obftrufts its advances towards the d fired ohjedt will be removed > but it may be obje&ed that we will not interfere with the towering views of the confederacy will we have no need of alii nces ? will we not with to dip into commercial fchemes ? shall we have no territorial difputes ? or if they hould happen lhall they always ifiue to our honour and fatisfa&ion i yes gentle men thefe things will inevitably infue and over which the uni on will in every inft.nce prevail is it morally pofliblc the uni on would fofter and chcriih a fovcreign and independent state in their very bofom ? would it not be a diftracied and unprccident f d policy confidercd in every point of view ? is it not infinite ly more likely the union would find it both for its honour and intereft to fwallow up oi.r political exigence ? drcadtul then muft be the federal confthution indeed ! which rather than adopt you chofe to throw matters in;ofuch a predicament hat the diffolution of our exiftencc as an independent state becune morally certain â€¢ tit tcdtralijl no 30